The digitizaion of health records into electronic health records (EHR) iis arguably the most important healthcare information technology trend these days. Although the healthcare information-management arena has been slow in catching up to technology, clinicians and others in the healthcare industry are starting to see the impact that information technology has had on other industries, and they are ready utilize technology as a tool as well. As paper begins to disappear, utilizing technological devices to provide secure, timely and logically organized access to clinical information will become more realistic and imperative. Of course, with President Obama’s economic stimulus package offering monetary incentives for adoption and use of EHR — through the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Act — there is no doubt healthcare information technology has received a much-needed boost.